| Ms | Jiaying | Wu | Yunnan Normal University | China | Cryptography for Blockchain and Distributed Systems | Sharding Blockchain | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | John | Woode | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Investment and Portfolio Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Macy | Wong | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, College of Professional and Continuing Education | Hong Kong | Others | Graduate Employability | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Matiwos | Wondmagegn | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Cybersecurity and Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Andreas | Wolff | Vdeh-Betriebsforschungsinitistut | Germany | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Steel Industry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | AMENU | WIRTU | Addis Ababa University | United States | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Medical Education, Research and Innovation. | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Indrastanti Ratna | Widiasari | Satya Wacana Christian University | Indonesia | Malware Analysis and Detection | Networking | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Widaryanti | Widaryanti | Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Pelita Nusantara | Indonesia | Others | Accounting | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Elias Cherenet | weldemariam | Haramaya Unversity | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Cybersecurity and Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chenglong | Wang | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | China | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | Corporate Finance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yu | Wang | Beijing Technology and Business University | China | Others | Image processing and Pattern recognition | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xinxin | Wang | Guangzhou University | China | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Parental Co-Parenting | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yanbo | Wang | Aalborg University | Denmark | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Cybersecurity and analysis for energy system | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Boyu | Wang | Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | China | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Cybersecurity of Connected and Automated Vehicles | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Heng | Wang | Le Moyne College | United States | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | informed trading taking advantage of cyber breaches | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Huan | Wang | Guangxi University of Science and Technology | China | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Intelligent Networks and Attack Behavior Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lidan | Wang | Southwest University | China | Cryptographic Algorithms and Techniques | Chaotic cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yonghong | Wang | Xinzhou Normal University | China | Cryptography for Cloud Computing and IoT | Authentication and Access Control | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Victor | Wallis | Berklee College of Music | United States | Others | environment and public health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chiheb | Walleni | University of Sousse | Tunisia | Others | Optoelectronics devices/Materials science | Best Researcher Award |